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Alexander Lebedev's Moscow bank raided again by Russian policehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/15/alexander-lebedev-russia
<p>Alexander Lebedev, the owner of the Independent titles and the London Evening Standard, has suffered once more at the hands of the Russian authorities, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2755025/New-attack-media-tycoon-Alexander-Lebedev-Russian-authorities-bank-accused-evading-6-2m-tax.html">reported the Mail on Sunday.</a> </p><p>His Moscow-based National Reserve Bank was searched by armed police and officials from the powerful Russian Investigative Committee, and documents were taken away.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/15/alexander-lebedev-russia">Continue reading...</a>MediaAlexander LebedevRussiaVladimir PutinThe IndependentLondon Evening StandardMail on SundayNewspapersMon, 15 Sep 2014 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/15/alexander-lebedev-russiaRoy Greenslade2014-09-15T07:30:00ZLondon Live switches its target audience to attract older viewershttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/aug/14/london-live-london-evening-standard
<p>London Live, the &quot;local TV&quot; channel launched by ESI Media, is to switch to a new target audience, <a href="http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1307558/london-live-move-closer-evening-standard/">according to an article in Campaign.</a></p><p>The repositioning will see the channel forsaking the youth market to appeal to an older audience closer to the 25 to 44 age range, which happens to be the core readership of its print stablemate, the London Evening Standard.</p><p>&quot;We started younger, and I think we were wrong to do that. We tried to activate a young audience with a relatively old asset in the Evening Standard – we've moved away from that and they're becoming much more in line.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We've had conversations with Barb, [its stakeholders] Sky, BBC and ITV, and it won't make any difference at all. It's cost-prohibitive to change the set-up. We're fishing in a pond which is governed by Barb.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/aug/14/london-live-london-evening-standard">Continue reading...</a>MediaLondon LiveLondon Evening StandardLocal TVAlexander LebedevEvgeny LebedevNewspapersTelevision industryAdvertisingThu, 14 Aug 2014 14:43:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/aug/14/london-live-london-evening-standardRoy Greenslade2014-08-14T14:43:23ZAndy Mullins quits Independent/Standard group to move to Informahttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jul/10/independent-print-theindependent
<p>Andrew Mullins, managing director of the group that runs The Independent titles and the London Evening Standard, is to leave the publisher after seven years.</p><p>According to a press release issued by the group, Mullins is moving to Informa, the London-based multinational publishing and events company, to become chief executive of its knowledge and networking division.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jul/10/independent-print-theindependent">Continue reading...</a>MediaIndependent PrintThe IndependentIndependent on SundayLondon Evening StandardEvgeny LebedevAlexander LebedevNewspapersLondon LiveRegional & local newspapersiThu, 10 Jul 2014 08:02:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jul/10/independent-print-theindependentPublic DomainAndrew Mullins: leaving the Independent and Standard publisherPublic DomainLeveson inquiry: Andrew MullinsRoy Greenslade2014-07-10T08:02:00ZAn idea for the Lebedevs - how about launching a paper called iMetro?http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/mar/06/i-metro
<p>In his <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/05/metro-website-mail-online">report yesterday about Mail Online assuming responsibility for Metro's website</a>, Mark Sweney noted that the move added to speculation that the paper's ultimate owner, the Daily Mail &amp; General Trust, may sell off Metro.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/mar/06/i-metro">Continue reading...</a>MediaiMetroDaily Mail & General TrustAlexander LebedevEvgeny LebedevThe IndependentNewspapersFree newspapersMedia businessLondon Evening StandardThu, 06 Mar 2014 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/mar/06/i-metroRoy Greenslade2014-03-06T11:09:00Zi raises its cover price by 50% to 30p, the first rise since its launchhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/feb/18/i-independent-print
<p>The i is to increase its cover price by 50%. The Independent's little sister, which has been selling for 20p since its launch in October 2010, will cost 30p from next Monday.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/feb/18/i-independent-print">Continue reading...</a>MediaiIndependent PrintThe IndependentMedia businessNational newspapersNewspapersAlexander LebedevEvgeny LebedevABCsTue, 18 Feb 2014 08:37:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/feb/18/i-independent-printRoy Greenslade2014-02-18T08:37:18ZAs The Independent's sales fall to a new low, will anyone take it on?http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/17/theindependent-anthony-o-reilly
<p>The Independent is a calling card across the world, the paper's former owner, Tony O'Reilly, once told me. It was one of the major reasons he fought so hard to acquire the Indy and why he was prepared to lose so much money afterwards as its publisher.</p><p>He understood that it was the title that gave the paper much of its global cachet. It also accounted, at least in part, for its initial sales success in Britain.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/17/theindependent-anthony-o-reilly">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe IndependentAnthony O'ReillyAlexander LebedevAndreas Whittam SmithiSimon KelnerNational newspapersNewspapersIndependent PrintIndependent News & MediaDigital mediaABCsFri, 17 Jan 2014 13:21:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/17/theindependent-anthony-o-reillyRoy Greenslade2014-01-17T13:21:00ZThe Independent's future in jeopardy as sales fall to alarming levelhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/16/independent-print-alexander-lebedev
<p>It is hard to imagine anyone buying The Independent and therefore places the paper's future existence in jeopardy. The fact that its owner has failed to find a buyer after months of seeking one suggests that its newsprint days are coming to an end.</p><p>Though the financial losses have been significantly reduced over the past three years - down from more than &pound;20m to just below &pound;9m - the Indy's circulation has fallen to a level that no longer makes the paper a viable proposition.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/16/independent-print-alexander-lebedev">Continue reading...</a>MediaIndependent PrintAlexander LebedevThe IndependentIndependent on SundayiNational newspapersNewspapersRichard DesmondDaily Mail & General TrustDaily ExpressDaily StarThu, 16 Jan 2014 16:14:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/16/independent-print-alexander-lebedevRoy Greenslade2014-01-16T16:14:00ZThe Independent seeks buyerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/16/theindependent-alexander-lebedev
<p>The Independent is up for sale. The paper's founder, and current chairman of its publishing company, Andreas Whittam Smith, has been authorised to seek out a buyer.</p><p>The owners, Alexander Lebedev and his son, Evgeny, have been indicating for some time that they would be happy to dispose of the paper and its sister titles, i, and the Independent on Sunday.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/16/theindependent-alexander-lebedev">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe IndependentAlexander LebedevEvgeny LebedeviIndependent on SundayCharles SaatchiLondon Evening StandardLondon LiveAnthony O'ReillyIndependent News & MediaDavid MontgomeryDaily MailAssociated NewspapersIndependent PrintNational Union of JournalistsMichelle StanistreetThu, 16 Jan 2014 10:43:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jan/16/theindependent-alexander-lebedevPRThe Independent: up for salePRThe Independent - January 2014Roy Greenslade2014-01-16T10:43:00ZAlexander Lebedev has a new role - as an investigative journalisthttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/nov/19/alexander-lebedev-newspapers
<p>Alexander Lebedev, the man who bought The Independent and London Evening Standard, has taken on a newspaper job. He has become head of the investigative team at his Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/world/europe/russian-oligarch-finds-a-new-vocation.html">reports the New York Times.</a></p><p>Lebedev's journalistic ambition is to expose the fraud that has led to the circulation of some &pound;15 trillion of so-called &quot;dirty money&quot; across the globe.</p><p>&quot;His bank, National Reserve Bank, has been gutted. His airline, Red Wings, was sold off for a ruble… He has even openly questioned whether he can still afford to prop up his news media properties.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I'm not an oligarch because I ran out of steam. Besides, I don't want to be burdened by business interests, which could be seen as a conflict of interest. I'm just a normal deputy editor.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/nov/19/alexander-lebedev-newspapers">Continue reading...</a>MediaAlexander LebedevNewspapersRussiaUK newsNational newspapersInvestigative journalismVladimir PutinThe IndependentLondon Evening StandardTue, 19 Nov 2013 11:41:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/nov/19/alexander-lebedev-newspapersMaxim Shemetov/ReutersAlexander Lebedev has taken charge of the investigative team at his Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/ReutersMaxim Shemetov/ReutersAlexander Lebedev has taken charge of the investigative team at his Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/ReutersRoy Greenslade2013-11-19T11:41:00ZLebedev airline company wins damageshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/31/alexander-lebedev-generalelectric
<p>An airline business part owned by Alexander Lebedev has won a court victory against two subsidiaries of the multinational corporation General Electric (GE).</p><p>A London high court judge decided that GE's two divisions - <a href="http://www.pkair.com/">PK AirFinance</a> and <a href="http://www.gecas.com/en/index.html">GECAS</a> - should pay $10.17m (&pound;7.03m) in damages plus interest and costs to Lebedev's Swiss-based business, <a href="http://www.alpstream.ch/">Alpstream</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/31/alexander-lebedev-generalelectric">Continue reading...</a>MediaAlexander LebedevGeneral ElectricEvgeny LebedevLondon Evening StandardThe IndependentWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:36:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/31/alexander-lebedev-generalelectricRoy Greenslade2013-07-31T11:36:35ZThe Independent to make 27 compulsory redundancieshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/09/theindependent-independent-print
<p>The Independent is to make 27 compulsory redundancies among its staff of 190. Regular casuals will be among those selected to leave. Staff at the paper were told of the job losses, which are being made in order to cut costs, at a meeting at noon. </p><p>It is understood that Independent Print Ltd - publishers of the Independent, i and Independent on Sunday - is on course to lose &pound;11.8m this year (after losing &pound;16.6m last time around). </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/09/theindependent-independent-print">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe IndependentIndependent PrintiIndependent on SundayLocal TVDigital mediaNational newspapersNewspapersEvgeny LebedevAlexander LebedevLondon Evening StandardChris BlackhurstTue, 09 Jul 2013 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/09/theindependent-independent-printRoy Greenslade2013-07-09T11:15:00ZAlexander Lebedev sentence is just - and a great relief for his journalistshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/02/alexander-lebedev-theindependent
<p>So it is possible to get justice in modern Russia. Alexander Lebedev's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jul/02/alexander-lebedev-sentenced-community-service">sentence to 150 hours of community service </a>for punching – or appearing to punch – a man during a television talkshow seems about right in the circumstances.</p><p>However much Lebedev was provoked by the man, Sergei Polonsky, he should not have got physical. Media owners should know better.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/02/alexander-lebedev-theindependent">Continue reading...</a>MediaAlexander LebedevThe IndependentRussiaIndependent on SundayiLondon Evening StandardNational newspapersNewspapersEvgeny LebedevVladimir PutinMikhail GorbachevAnna PolitkovskayaTue, 02 Jul 2013 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/02/alexander-lebedev-theindependentTATYANA MAKEYEVA/REUTERSAlexander Lebedev talks to media after his hearing in in Moscow. He was ordered to do 150 hours of community service. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/ReutersTATYANA MAKEYEVA/REUTERSRussian media magnate Alexander Lebedev talks to media after his hearing in a courtroom in Moscow. Lebedev was ordered to do 150 hours of community service but avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of battery for punching a rival during a television talk show. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/ReutersRoy Greenslade2013-07-02T14:30:00ZStandard makes £82,000 profit as Independent titles lose £17.5mhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jun/27/theindependent-london-evening-standard
<p>The London Evening Standard turned a big loss into a modest profit last year. According to figures filed today with Companies House, the newspaper made an operating profit of &pound;82,000 during the 12 months up to September 2012 compared to a loss of &pound;7.5m the year before.</p><p>This dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the paper, which has been distributed free across the capital since October 2009, confirms estimates of the unaudited figures that <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/oct/16/london-evening-standard-evgeny-lebedev">were revealed last October</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jun/27/theindependent-london-evening-standard">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe IndependentLondon Evening StandardIndependent on SundayiAlexander LebedevEvgeny LebedevNational newspapersNewspapersLondonMedia businessMedia downturnLocal TVUK newsFree newspapersOfcomThu, 27 Jun 2013 10:13:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jun/27/theindependent-london-evening-standardRoy Greenslade2013-06-27T10:13:45ZAlexander Lebedev's accuser taunts him from Israelhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jun/04/alexander-lebedev-mailonsunday
<p>The bizarre events surrounding the prosecution of Alexander Lebedev in Russia have reached a farcical level.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jun/04/alexander-lebedev-mailonsunday">Continue reading...</a>MediaAlexander LebedevMail on SundayRussiaIsraelVladimir PutinThe IndependentLondon Evening StandardTue, 04 Jun 2013 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jun/04/alexander-lebedev-mailonsundayRoy Greenslade2013-06-04T08:30:00ZGavin O'Reilly leaves newspapers behind to head music agencyhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/may/29/gavin-o-reilly-independent-news-and-media
<p>Gavin O'Reilly, the former chief executive of Independent News &amp; Media (INM), has been appointed CEO of the <a href="http://www.theagencygroup.com/">The Agency Group</a>, the London-based entertainment booking agency. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/may/29/gavin-o-reilly-independent-news-and-media">Continue reading...</a>MediaGavin O'ReillyIndependent News & MediaDenis O'BrienAnthony O'ReillyIrelandMusicRingo StarrKatherine JenkinsBrian WilsonDolly PartonThe IndependentIndependent on SundayAlexander LebedevWed, 29 May 2013 11:21:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/may/29/gavin-o-reilly-independent-news-and-mediaGettyGavin O'Reilly takes up music post. Photo: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty ImagesRoy Greenslade2013-05-29T11:21:51ZEvgeny Lebedev gives a platform to journalists facing dangerhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/apr/29/evgeny-lebedev-journalist-safety
<p>Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Independent titles, has launched a campaign aimed at providing a platform for journalists who are facing harassment and intimidation in their own countries. </p><p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/voices-in-danger-journalism-in-the-line-of-fire-8591566.html">In an article in today's Independent,</a> he says a new section of the paper's website, called &quot;Voices in Danger&quot;, will feature case studies and interviews (where it is safe to do so). It will also reproduce some of their work.</p><p>&quot;Only last year, the head of Russia's version of the FBI, Alexander Bastrykin, drove the paper's deputy editor to the middle of a forest outside Moscow and threatened to have him killed after our expos&eacute;s of corruption in his organisation.</p><p>Bastrykin is now spearheading a campaign in the Russian courts against my father Alexander, who has refused demands to muzzle the newspaper. Our family's sources tell us there is a contract out on his head if he is jailed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/apr/29/evgeny-lebedev-journalist-safety">Continue reading...</a>MediaEvgeny LebedevJournalist safetyPress freedomHuman rightsThe IndependentIndependent on SundayiLondon Evening StandardNational newspapersNewspapersAnna PolitkovskayaAlexander LebedevRussiaMon, 29 Apr 2013 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/apr/29/evgeny-lebedev-journalist-safetyRoy Greenslade2013-04-29T07:46:00ZINM deal with banks cuts debt to £99mhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/apr/26/independent-news-and-media-mediabusiness
<p>The Irish-based newspaper publisher, Independent News &amp; Media (INM), has agreed to a debt restructuring deal with its lenders in order to reduce its core debt to €118m (&pound;99.5m).</p><p>Details of the deal emerged along with the company's announcement of a pre-tax loss of €254.9m (&pound;215m) for last year compared to €63.6m (&pound;53.6m) in 2011.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/apr/26/independent-news-and-media-mediabusiness">Continue reading...</a>MediaIndependent News & MediaMedia businessMedia downturnIrelandIrish IndependentIrish TimesNewspaper formatsNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesDenis O'BrienAlexander LebedevThe IndependentSouth AfricaAdvertisingFri, 26 Apr 2013 10:45:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/apr/26/independent-news-and-media-mediabusinessRoy Greenslade2013-04-26T10:45:33ZEvgeny Lebedev - Evening Standard is profitablehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jan/21/evgeny-lebedev-london-evening-standard
<p>Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the London Evening Standard and the Independent titles, has denied that his British publishing company is facing a financial crisis.</p><p><a href="http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/business_interviews/article1197420.ece">In a Sunday Times interview</a>, he said the legal and commercial problems facing his father, Alexander, in Russia will not affect the finances of his four UK papers.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jan/21/evgeny-lebedev-london-evening-standard">Continue reading...</a>MediaEvgeny LebedevLondon Evening StandardThe IndependentiAlexander LebedevSunday TimesDaily Mail & General TrustMedia businessNational newspapersFree newspapersRussiaMon, 21 Jan 2013 09:19:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jan/21/evgeny-lebedev-london-evening-standardRoy Greenslade2013-01-21T09:19:00ZMan punched by Lebedev arrested in Cambodia on hostage chargehttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jan/08/alexander-lebedev-theindependent
<p>Sergei Polonsky, the Russian businessman who was punched on TV by The Independent's owner, Alexander Lebedev, has been arrested in Cambodia.</p><p>He has been accused, along with two of his Russian friends, of holding six sailors hostage and threatening them with violence.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jan/08/alexander-lebedev-theindependent">Continue reading...</a>MediaAlexander LebedevThe IndependentIndependent on SundayLondon Evening StandardRussiaCambodiaWorld newsUK newsNewspapers & magazinesNational newspapersNewspapersTue, 08 Jan 2013 18:35:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jan/08/alexander-lebedev-theindependentRoy Greenslade2013-01-08T18:35:11ZDesmond considering offer to sell the Daily Star Sundayhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/aug/15/daily-star-sunday-richard-desmond
<p><em><strong>Updated 2.45pm:</strong></em> Richard Desmond is considering an offer from former Sunday Express editor Sue Douglas to acquire the Daily Star Sunday, <a href="http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/article/1145493/desmond-considers-approach-daily-star-sunday/">according to a Media Week story</a>.</p><p>It follows an approach to Trinity Mirror by Douglas and former ITV commercial director Rupert Howell, as <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jul/11/trinity-mirror-approach-people">reported by Media Guardian last month</a>, in which they sought to buy The People. Trinity wasn't interested. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/aug/15/daily-star-sunday-richard-desmond">Continue reading...</a>MediaDaily Star SundayRichard DesmondNorthern & ShellTrinity MirrorThe PeopleSun on SundaySunday ExpressIndependent on SundayMedia businessRupert MurdochAlexander LebedevEvgeny LebedevWed, 15 Aug 2012 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/aug/15/daily-star-sunday-richard-desmondRoy Greenslade2012-08-15T12:26:00Z